Egypt managed a record-equaling ninth Africa Cup of Nations final after defeating Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary was the hero for Egypt after saving Bertrand Traore’s spot-kick to secure victory. Mohamed Salah put Egypt in the lead in the 66th minute when he curled a superb […]
Liverpool booked a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup draw with a narrow 1-0 win over Plymouth on 18th January, 2017. Jurgen Klopp’s side made a trip to Home Park after they were held to a frustrating goalless draw in the initial meeting between the two at Anfield. Lucas Leiva scored for […]
Ghana beat the Uganda Cranes 1-0 in their group D opening game of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon on 17th, January. The Black stars scored through a penalty after Isaac Inside lost control of the ball and pulled Asmoah Gyan leaving the referee with no choice but to award Ghana the penalty. Westham […]
Ghana’s Black Stars take on Uganda Cranes in the opening group D clash at Stade de Port-Gentil Tuesday 17th, January 2017. The Black stars are one of the regulars in the continental competition whereas Uganda are making a return after 39 years. The only previous Cup of Nations game between the two countries was the […]
Arsenal midfielder Ismael Bennacer has been called up to Algeria‘s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations according to reports. The mirror states that the 19-year-old is a replacement for the injured Saphir Taider who had to withdraw from the Algerian squad. Bennacer only made his senior debut for Algeria in September, 2017 after switching international allegiance in July. […]
Uganda Cranes were defeated 3-0 by Ivory Coast on Wednesday,11th January,2017 at the New York University Stadium in Abu Dhabi to end their preparation for 2017 African Cup of Nations. The Cranes held the regaining champions till the 51st minute when Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia put the Black Stars into the lead. Crystal Palace […]
Uganda Cranes have received a financial boost ahead of their 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Gabon according to various reports. The Ugandan government has given US $540716 to help the Cranes at the tournament which kicks off in Gabon on 14 January though it is considerably less than the Federation of Uganda […]
Uganda Cranes claimed a famous 3-1 victory over 25th ranked European side Slovakia in an international friendly on Sunday 8th, January 2017 at the Armed Forces Stadium in Abu Dhabi, as they step up preparation for the 2017 African Cup of Nations. The Cranes got an early lead after five minutes into the game through Moses Oloya. […]
Uganda Cranes scooped the best team of 2016 at the Glo-CAF Awards with goalkeeper Dennis Onyango taking home the best African based player of the year award on 5th January, 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria. Cranes beat stiff competition from DR Congo and Senegal to the team of the year award after making history by ending […]
Dele Alli scored two headers as Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 2-0 to end Premier League leaders’ hopes of a record 14 consecutive wins on 4th January, 2017 at White hart Lane. Chelsea were in the running to become the first team to win 14 successive games within the same English top-flight season, but Alli’s goals, […]